engulf
美音:
[ın´gʌlf
]英音:
[ın´gʌlf
]vt.卷入,吞没,狼吞虎咽
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engulf为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:engulfment 动词过去式:engulfed 过去分词:engulfed 现在分词:engulfing 第三人称单数:engulfs
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engulf
/ɪn'gʌlf; ɪn`ˇʌlf/
v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (fml 文) (of the sea, flames, etc) surround (sth) or cause (sth) to disappear; envelop (指海洋、火焰等)包围(某物)或使(某物)消失; 包住; 吞没
*a boat engulfed in/by the waves 被浪涛吞没的小船
* (fig 比喻) engulfed in silence, misery 陷入寂静、痛苦之中.
engulf
v [T]
if an unpleasant feeling engulfs you, you feel it very strongly
despair so great it threatened to engulf him
to completely surround or cover something
The building was engulfed in flames .